The New York State Assembly passed Assembly No. 8000 on April 17, 2025, approving a short-term appropriation of $9.6 billion to fund state operations and related programs through April 23. The roll call was announced as 140 ayes, 0 noes.

The bill, advanced from the Assembly calendar and described on the floor as an extender to keep state operations funded while budget negotiations continue, covers administrative and emergency payroll, unemployment insurance, Medicaid support, services through the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), veterans homeless housing and general state charges. Sponsor remarks said the measure takes effect immediately.

Sponsor remarks and follow-up questions on the floor focused on the scale of the appropriation and what it covers. “As budget negotiations carry on, this bill will ensure funding for state operations and other programs through April 23,” said Assemblymember Pretlow, the floor sponsor, as he explained the measure to the chamber. He added, “The total appropriation to date is $9,600,000,000 and that's an increase of $3,400,000,000 over our last extender.”

Members questioned how the extender addresses recent emergency payroll obligations, including payments tied to National Guard personnel supporting state operations. Assemblymember Pretlow said the appropriation is provided as a single amount rather than broken out by line item and that the state is paying for approximately 3,400 National Guard personnel in the period covered by the extender. He said he could not give an exact dollar figure on the floor but noted the last similar payment was about $45 million and that the total here would be “about the same” because the number of personnel has not fallen.

Lawmakers also used the floor exchange to reiterate guidance for school districts preparing budgets for voter consideration this spring. Assemblymember Pretlow told members that districts should plan conservatively using the governor’s proposed school-aid number because “if they use the governor's proposed number, that's not going to go down. It could only go up.” He outlined calendar dates districts face: finalize items to appear on ballots by April 22; distribute military ballots by April 25; and submit property tax report card data to the New York State Education Department by April 28.

The governor’s message endorsing an immediate vote was placed at the desk before the measure was passed. After the vote on Assembly No. 8000, the Assembly adopted a package of resolutions without objection and then adjourned; members were told the chamber would reconvene on April 22 at 9 a.m.

Votes at a glance: Assembly No. 8000 — Ayes 140, Noes 0; the measure was announced as passed and will take effect immediately.

The discussion on the floor was procedural and explanatory; no amendment to the bill was recorded during floor debate, and members indicated the extender is intended to maintain state funding while final budget bills remain under negotiation.